How the hyperlink changed everything | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series

The hyperlink is the LEGO block of the internet. Here's the bizarre history of how it came to be, as told by user experience master Margaret Gould Stewart.
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  • @danielclausmeyer
    @danielclausmeyer5 жыл бұрын

    I liked the video and the editing. It was very much information with accurate graphical support in a very short time.

  • @nathancraig4710
    @nathancraig47105 жыл бұрын

    0:24 lmao that autofocus

  • @gigglysamentz2021
    @gigglysamentz20215 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good video! And it shows how the hyperlink is actually a very recent way of navigating information.

  • @leeanucha
    @leeanucha4 жыл бұрын

    This one is one of the best. I love what TED is doing with this series. I guess we don't need every talk to be in front of an audience. Just talk, can be great also.

  • @jade59230
    @jade592305 жыл бұрын

    What helps me out a lot is being able to just highlight a word, and quickly google it. How long has that feature been around?

  • @Helvetica09
    @Helvetica095 жыл бұрын

    The hyperlink made study hours in school so much more fun. We played the Wikipedia game all the time because we had nothing to study or work on and didn't want to get assigned extra work so it looked like we where researching but we where just playing around..

  • @funkylilith

    @funkylilith

    5 жыл бұрын

    Helvetica09 And yet, you probably retained a library of information within your brain. 😊😀

  • @Helvetica09

    @Helvetica09

    5 жыл бұрын

    funkylilith Oh you have no idea! My brain is full of unrelated facts and trivia! I ak that "btw diD YoU KnoW..." person 😂

  • @LoffysDomain
    @LoffysDomain5 жыл бұрын

    2:45 I still have a an old mac with HyperLink (even the white box with the HyperLink programme and booklet).

  • @MissJoyceMartin
    @MissJoyceMartin5 жыл бұрын

    I am enjoying this new series tremendously - its quick, informative and entertaining. Thank You. I am looking forward to learning more with TED.

  • @parvatigupta3604

    @parvatigupta3604

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nice ...can i have your number/username?

  • @cringle225
    @cringle2255 жыл бұрын

    Why did you choose to highlight Ted Nelson rather than Douglas Engelbart? Doug’s demo shows working hyperlinks in 1968 - see an example at 5:00 in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqSoxZifY6fHn9I.html. That demo also uses text itself as a hyperlink marker (though there was no underline to distinguish it from non-hyperlinked text).

  • @RaysAstrophotography
    @RaysAstrophotography5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent story telling.

  • @UnrealQW
    @UnrealQW5 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Very good presentation!

  • @revolvency
    @revolvency5 жыл бұрын

    The editing is so good

  • @nsytr06
    @nsytr065 жыл бұрын

    The Memex!

  • @JohnAranita
    @JohnAranita2 ай бұрын

    In college I learned to cite works. Now that I have my own website, I use hyperlinks.

  • @raseruuu3742
    @raseruuu37425 жыл бұрын

    Memex. Memes. Capture people's Imagination.

  • @tsunamininja
    @tsunamininja5 жыл бұрын

    3:12 the compression lmao

  • @TECNOLOGIAEMPAUTA
    @TECNOLOGIAEMPAUTA5 жыл бұрын

    Nice video!

  • @williambrandon5146
    @williambrandon51464 жыл бұрын

    0:32 "The computer has alot of code but the interface is what humans interact with" Me a programmer who interacts with both: I'm only half human...

  • @joodyuniverse2322
    @joodyuniverse23223 жыл бұрын

    This is real life command block

  • @almag2340
    @almag23403 жыл бұрын

    I love to watch this kind of videos to learn English, anyone knows another playlist/youtuber with similar content?

  • @Wintrelic
    @Wintrelic5 жыл бұрын

    3:23 Yup I love Grumblr ^-^ (and love those copyright issues that haunt your every move)

  • @l0b01
    @l0b015 жыл бұрын

    As a developer I really, really hate when people speak of HTML as "code". That's like saying a video, song, or even book is code.

  • @divyaakashdutta4038

    @divyaakashdutta4038

    5 жыл бұрын

    Feel ya.

  • @samuvisser

    @samuvisser

    5 жыл бұрын

    Still, a very good case can be made HTML is actually a programming language kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZnVmz7mqfLjWqto.html

  • @TricksFisch123

    @TricksFisch123

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@samuvisser But HTML is on it's own (like ot. was in the early days) not turing complete. So I wouldn't really call it a programming language

  • @escape2eden297
    @escape2eden2975 жыл бұрын

    Love that

  • @pankajtoulk2584
    @pankajtoulk25845 жыл бұрын

    its the only best editing video that i hv seen in my life ...in terms of info and graphics

  • @batchint
    @batchint5 жыл бұрын

    you could have a game here ..just going round in circles haha

  • @Martinit0
    @Martinit05 жыл бұрын

    The hyperlink is not the Lego block, it's the nipples on top of each Lego block. You actually only care about the block, but it's the nipples that link and hold them together.

  • @anasimron
    @anasimron4 жыл бұрын

    1:57 called the what

  • @fulanitoflyer
    @fulanitoflyer5 жыл бұрын

    I was expecting Musk and Branson speaking.. Then I read the title again

  • @grraadd

    @grraadd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Musk just offloaded his rusty pipe for millions - idiot Branson who bought it should be speaking :-D

  • @JeremyHelm
    @JeremyHelm Жыл бұрын

    2:50 Tim didn't need any inspiration to 'invent the world wide web' - you can tell because he didn't use any.

  • @WakarimasenKa
    @WakarimasenKa5 жыл бұрын

    Wow.. Vannevar Bush looks exactly like Jacob Rees Mogg, maybe that explains why Rees Mogg sounds like he just stepped out of a time loop from the 50s.

  • @DavidRFIT
    @DavidRFIT5 жыл бұрын

    easy with the editing of these videos... in some passages I almost had a seizure. Are you trying to remake a Michael Bay movie?

  • @stephanodennielpineda6414

    @stephanodennielpineda6414

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just showing off what they paid for

  • @hanniffydinn6019

    @hanniffydinn6019

    5 жыл бұрын

    David RF hello old grandpa... How's your VHS, vinyl and tape collection ???

  • @DavidRFIT

    @DavidRFIT

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hanniffydinn6019 hello grandson. how's your extra chromosome?

  • @hanniffydinn6019

    @hanniffydinn6019

    5 жыл бұрын

    David RF the concept doesn't exist as I'm pansexual grandpa !

  • @christophergolling

    @christophergolling

    5 жыл бұрын

    For me it looks like the „movie“ video style of Dan Mace (youtube)

  • @batchint
    @batchint5 жыл бұрын

    it's all very well having a hype link but if you can't think of the title ..well it's a different matter ..just saying

  • @Merthalophor
    @Merthalophor5 жыл бұрын

    the internet is amazing

  • @lotli83
    @lotli835 жыл бұрын

    Alexandra Daddarios Mom

  • @user-fr7go1dj9t
    @user-fr7go1dj9t Жыл бұрын

    subtitles are out of sync

  • @phunkymind23
    @phunkymind235 жыл бұрын

    Are these the TED talks for the majority of people these days with a 1 second attention span?

  • @JBergs89
    @JBergs895 жыл бұрын

    3:23... 404 ERROR. PAGE NOT FOUND. Haha

  • @BrownCreature
    @BrownCreature5 жыл бұрын

    What if i could hyperlink what's in my mind!

  • @danielguan563

    @danielguan563

    5 жыл бұрын

    Then there would be not enough space to dump the thoughts

  • @b.moffitt5348

    @b.moffitt5348

    5 жыл бұрын

    Its already happening.... V2K is real. Look into it... AI is beyond what we can see. Some things are presented to the public at least 10 years after it has been perfected. Every second, minute, hour, day, month, and year technology is being advanced. There are so many new things that those who arent into technology will not be able to grasp. On youtube, there are channels that share and explain alot of the new technology as well as the advancement of old technology. Look into. You will be amazed, shocked, puzzled, etc in what you will see.... Be blessed and have a great day!!!

  • @bryine.willis8683
    @bryine.willis86833 жыл бұрын

    Communication

  • @humphrey-7094
    @humphrey-70945 жыл бұрын

    The fact that there are people in the comments that don't know she was referring to the democratic political system and not the US political party. 🤦‍♂️

  • @mho...
    @mho...3 жыл бұрын

    Hello World!

  • @DataStorm1
    @DataStorm15 жыл бұрын

    SPAM!!! so many in my subscription box... LEARN TO SPREAD THINGS OUT!!

  • @mho...
    @mho...5 жыл бұрын

    interesting "history" topic, but kinda bad (quick jumping) editing by whoever cut this one!

  • @kierentm3858
    @kierentm38585 жыл бұрын

    the editing is trying way too hard

  • @Glassbane

    @Glassbane

    5 жыл бұрын

    Forget the editing, don't leave your camera on autofocus if you're going to be bobbing your head around. So actually, the editing needs to try harder.

  • @chris8456
    @chris84565 жыл бұрын

    🤙📱

  • @TheOneAndOnlyAhmed
    @TheOneAndOnlyAhmed5 жыл бұрын

    Next video js

  • @85Portar
    @85Portar5 жыл бұрын

    And now Europe wants to tax them! It's amazing how people who know nothing but politics can destroy something beautiful

  • @phunnyfill
    @phunnyfill5 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm... I thought Al Gore invented the internet 🤔

  • @muchozolf
    @muchozolf5 жыл бұрын

    well, this vid is a mess

  • @samira.8919
    @samira.89195 жыл бұрын

    I thought video is about Elon Musk's Neuro Link. Ups!

  • @NawidN

    @NawidN

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought it was about the hyperloop!

  • @aquasenju
    @aquasenju5 жыл бұрын

    Yea throw that liberal cherry on top

  • @TheAzaka7

    @TheAzaka7

    5 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, the internet is an incredibly liberal concept. It would be better described as communist than democratic. It's openly free access to information from everywhere, and by definition, this liberty of information is liberal. A conservative "internet", like what's found in North Korea, would suck.

  • @humphrey-7094

    @humphrey-7094

    5 жыл бұрын

    Please tell me he knows the difference between a "Democratic" form of government and the "Democratic" party. Lol. But, I mean, what other statement from the video would he be referring to. 🤣